Where does “ontbramen” come from?
ontbramen (Dutch) comes from Dutch braam, from Middle Dutch brame, from Old Dutch brām, from Proto-Germanic brēm-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
ontbramen (Dutch): to deburr
Definitions
- to deburr
Ancestry of “ontbramen”, step by step
ontbramen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch braam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | braam | A bramble, a common blackberry shrub, "Rubus... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brame | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | brām | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brēm- | blackberry, bramble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |